R&D Quality & Reliability Engineer
Company websitebroadcom.com (Broadcom, opens in new tab)
Base salary $143,800 to $230,000
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in United States
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Job Description:
Silicon Photonics Quality/Reliability Engineer - Device
Job Responsibilities:
Drive the quality and reliability strategy for Broadcom’s Silicon Photonics product portfolio.
Collaborate closely with development teams to ensure products are designed for excellence in quality and reliability, communicating effectively to support new product introductions and ramp products to high volume manufacturing.
Manage the end-to-end reliability qualification of silicon photonics devices, transceivers, co-packaged optics, and related technologies. Develop qualification plans and reports that satisfy both customer and Broadcom requirements.
Lead failure analysis investigations to closure, coordinating root cause identification and implementing corrective/preventive actions across cross-functional teams.
Partner with manufacturing teams to facilitate smooth product transfers and volume ramps while maintaining rigorous quality standards.
Uphold best practices for Product/Process Qualifications (PPQ) and Change Management to ensure customer protection and product integrity.
Assist in preparation and hosting of customer visits and audits.
Provide regular quality updates and reports.
Requirements:
Education & Background: Bachelors (+12 years of experience), Masters (+10 years of experience), or PhD (+7 years of experience) in Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, or a related technical field.
Technical Experience: Demonstrated expertise in quality and reliability for silicon photonics, semiconductor photodiodes, modulators, heaters, wave guides, lasers, fiber optics, or wafer fabrication, IC packaging, or related fields. Previous customer facing experience.
Device Reliability & Test: Proficiency in device, chip and circuit reliability, design for reliability, design for test, and semiconductor characterization. Partner with design team to development qualification test and stress strategy, including developing the infrastructure to perform reliability assessment of EIC or Optical Engine die.
Analytics: Advanced skills in statistical analysis (JMP, Python, R, or MATLAB) and database development for transitioning to high-volume manufacturing support.
Professional Skills: Strong communication and customer-facing skills; strong knowledge of reliability and statistical analysis, and failure analysis techniques experience and presenting quality updates.
Soft Skills: Proactive self-starter able to work independently in a lean, fast-paced environment; willingness to travel up to 10%. Strong analytical and communication skills. Able to work independently with minimal supervision.
Compensation and Benefits
The annual base salary range for this position is USD 143,800.00 To USD 230,000.00
As a valued member of our team, you'll be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus and the opportunity to receive not only a competitive new hire equity grant, but also annual equity awards, connecting your success directly to the company's growth. All subject to relevant plan documents and award agreements.
Broadcom offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package: Medical, dental and vision plans, 401(K) participation including company matching, Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), company paid holidays, paid sick leave and vacation time. The company follows all applicable laws for Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence.
Broadcom is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability status, medical condition, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We will also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with local law.
If you are located outside USA, please be sure to fill out a home address as this will be used for future correspondence.
Source: Broadcom on Workday · View original posting (opens in new tab)
Pay in context
This role's base floor ($143,800) is above 58% of the 4,154 Engineering (non-software) roles nationwide listed on this site; 13 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $136,600; the middle half runs from $116,800 to $160,000.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 6, 2026.
This listingR&D Quality & Reliability Engineer$143,800 to $230,000
R&D Engineer IC Design 5$143,800 to $230,000
DFT Lead Engineer$143,800 to $230,000
Principal Physical Design Engineer$143,800 to $230,000
Staff Software Engineer$143,800 to $230,000
R&D Engineer Software 5$143,800 to $230,000
Physical Design Engineer$143,800 to $230,000
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| R&D Quality & Reliability Engineer (this listing) | $143,800 - $230,000 |
| R&D Engineer IC Design 5 | $143,800 - $230,000 |
| DFT Lead Engineer | $143,800 - $230,000 |
| Principal Physical Design Engineer | $143,800 - $230,000 |
| Staff Software Engineer | $143,800 - $230,000 |
| R&D Engineer Software 5 | $143,800 - $230,000 |
| Physical Design Engineer | $143,800 - $230,000 |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-09-22
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: USA-California-San Jose-1320 Ridder Park Drive
The annual base salary range for this position is USD 143,800.00 To USD 230,000.00
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What we verified
- The pay figures come from the employer's own listing, quoted exactly above.
- The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
- The role was publicly listed on the employer's job board when last checked.
We do not verify what the employer will actually offer, whether the employer is still recruiting for the role, or anything beyond what the employer published. Full methodology.
